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By SAM DAVIS
The Chronicle
Reynolds' junior varsity
capped an undefeated season by
recording a season high 107 points
in a victory over South Stokes.
The Demons, who finished the
season 22-0, jumped out to a 28-7
lead at the end of the first quarter
and rolled the rest of the way in
the 107-46 win. Reynolds finished
its conference season with a 10-0
mark to capture first place.
Derrele Mitchell and Brandon
Senter led the way for the Demons
with 20 points each. Teddy Petree
added 15 points, Marcus Herndon
added nine and Maurice Evans
added eight.
RJR had 10 players to score in
the first quarter. With Mitchell
and Senter leading the way, the
Demons reeled off 11 unanswered
points to start the first quarter.
The offense continued to roll in
the second quarter, as Reynolds
stretched its lead to 56-27 at the
half. The Demons again picked up
their defensive intensity in the sec
ond half, holding South Stokes to
14 points in the third quarter and
four in the final period.
Mitchell's first half heroics got
the Demons into the game offen
sively. Mitchell caught an alley
oop pass from Kedrick Carpenter
and threw it down to get the
Demons going. That helped to
force an up-tempo game, accord
ing to Coach Kevin King.
"South Stokes got caught up in
our pace and that allowed us to
spend most of the game in transi
tion," King said.
In addition to playing well
inside, Mitchell also did consider
able damage from the perimeter.
He added two 3-pointers. Senter
did even better from the outside.
knocking down three 3-pointers
Herndon also added two 3-point
ers.
Reynolds also scored a lop
sided win earlier in the week
against West Forsyth, taking a 79
48 conference victory. Mitchell led
the way in that game, scoring 16
points Petree also made into dou
ble figures scoring 10, Kedrick
Carpenter and Andre Reid added
nine each.
Reynolds took a 14-9 lead at
the end of the first quarter and
stretched it to 33-18 at the half.
The Demons blew the game open
in the third quarter when they
outscored the Titans 24-9.
Through the first three quarters,
RJR held the Titans to only 27
points.
"The defense did a great job
holding West to nine points
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Photo by Bruce Chapman
Brandon Senter of Reynolds helpod spark thm Damons
to victory in the season finale.
High
Risers!
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Marcus Best ~
(above) and Torrian
Wynn (left) did
their best to help
WSSU reach the top
of the division, but
the Rams came up
short in their loss
to NCCU.
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Rams bow to Eagles,
let divisional title slip
away in 6(W>1 defeat
By SAM DAVIS
'' The Chronicle . __
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The table was set for Winston-Salem State,
but the Rams just couldn't step up to the plate
and record the victory it needed against North
Carolina Central at the Gaines Center on
Tuesday night.
The Rams couldn't take advantage of
opportunity and then Brett Harper'? long
range shooting dashed a hole in Winston
Salem State's hopes for a CIAA Western Divi
sion championship.
Harper, who scored only two points in the
Eagles' previous two games, knocked down
two critical 3-pointers from long range and -
then added a layup off a steal late in the game
to help the Eagles secure a 68-61 victory.
Harper, a 6-2 guard from Hampton, Va., fin
ished the game with 16 points, including 14 in
the decisive second half.
Harper was the difference in the opening
minutes of the second half when the Eagles
came out and opened the half with a 14-8 run
to take a 38-33 lead with 13:24 remaining.
Harper's outside shooting complimented
the inside play of Jimmy Boston, who-scored
a game-high 25 points.
Coach Rick Duckett of WSSU said the
dup allowed the Eagles to dictate the tempo
with their offense.
"I think (Harper) was so effective because
Boston was able to move us around down
low," Duckett said. "We had to double down
on him and then he was able to kick the ball
out. In a situation like that we had to make a
decision and then you have to try to make
plays."
The Rams didn't get it done against the
Eagles. In a similar situation on Sunday at the
Coliseum, WSSU was able to come through
with a big effort and remain in the running for
a divisional championship by defeating Fayet
teville State.
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I Sam Davit
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Onlookers aplenty
arriving for QAA
Lots of eyes are looking as the
CIAA Tournament makes its
Swan Song in Winston-Salem.
After a six-year run here, the tournament
moves on to Raleigh next season.
But before it can make its exit, the tour
nament has to deal with a series of complex
issues. After Winston-Salem lost its bid to
host the tournament for three more years,
many local people lost interest in the tour
nament. That could hurt the tournament's
appeal and drawing power this season.
As the tournament made its stretch run
toward the tournament, there were many
seats left to be sold for this year's games
which will be played at Lawrence Joel Coli
seum. According to insiders, the hardest
ticket to find is in the lower level of the
arena. Those tickets have been given to cor
porate sponsors who have diade consider
able commitments to the conference. Con
versely, student tickets, offered for the first
time this season, did not go over well at all
on the league's 12 constituent campuses and
most were returned to the league office.
A national television audience has been
treated to CIAA Tournament fare for near
ly a decade. Corporate sponsors have
stepped up to the plate and enabled the
tournament to be televised from the quar
terfinals up to the championship game of
the men's tournament.
_This year, however, many of the con
tracts Tor sponsorships are set to run out.
Executives are looking long and hard as
toitfy ponder whether they want to continue
their involvement with the tournament.
And prospective sponsors are being wooed
to help fill the void. All involved want to see
a packed house as the tournament'gets clos
er to its championship game.
No one wants to go down with a sinking
ship. That's why potential corporate spon
sors will view this tournament with a great
deal of apprehension. CIAA officials know
this as well and are going out of their way
this season to make sure that the tourna
ment is exciting and entertaining.
Give the CIAA credit. After watching
the tournament's popularity steadily decline
over the last decade, league officials finally
stepped in to try and revive it.
Granted, the tournament is still one of
the nation's top African American attrac
tions. Few institutions in this country can
boast of-the same type tradition, pageantry
and cultural attractions. But the competi
- tion on the court had started to take a back
seat to the off-the-court activities in recent
seasons.
One of the highlights of the tournament
is the appearance of Mr. CIAA in his array
of attire that showcases the colors of league
participants. Although some consider that
sort of thing a "side show", it is all now
part of CIAA lore. That includes such
things as the vendors' tent and Virginia
State's infamous cheerleading squad, the
"Woo Woos".
Rather than try to eliminate the ancil
lary items that go along with the CIAA
Tournament, league officials would do well
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Lady Rams lose divisional finale
to NCCU as Kongolo scores 26
By SAM DAVIS
The Chkonicle
A CIAA regular season that
began with overwhelming opti
mism ended on a sour note when
Winston-Salem State's women's
basketball team closed out their
conference season with a 66-59
loss to North Carolina Central at
the Gaines Complex on Tuesday
night.
. The loss was the Lady Rams'
third consecutive in the Western
Division and dropped the team
to 11-14 overall. WSSU came
into the season as the favorite to
capture the divisional title. f
However, the Rams suffered
through a host of early setbacks
ana never reacnea meir siriae
after losing point guard Nikki
Blackwell before their first game.
The Lady Rams showed signs
of progress during the game, as
they have throughout the season,
but didn't have the stamina to
sustain it down the stretch.
The Lady Rams had things
going their way in the first half
and ran out to a 32-21 lead at
intermission. But that wasn't
enough to hold off the Eagles
and Amba Kongolo, their 6-2
post player. Kongolo, who trans
ferred to NCCU and became eli
gible in the second semester, con
nected on 11 of 19 field goals and
was 4-of-6 from the free throw
line for a game-high 26 points.
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NFL's Ray Agnew sacks new role
B> DAMON FORD
The Chronicle ?
As the starting defensive
tackle for the NFL's St. Louis
Rams Ray Agnew, Jr. normally
suits up in pads and a helment on
Sundays looking to take down
quarterbacks and running backs.
His usual opponents are people
like Randall Cunningham of the
Minnesota Vikings or the Denver
Broncos' Terrell Davis.
This past Sunday, the 6-3,
297 pounder faced another chal
lenge. But this time he wasn't
looking to get a sack or cause a
fumble.
Following the call of several
other NFL colleagues like Reggie
White and Deion Sanders,
Agnew can now add minister to
his name after giving his initial
sermon at New Institutional
Christian Center Church in Win
ston-Salem.
"I know that God has given
me a platform, to stand on,"
Agnew said. "Because I am a
football player people will listen.
"It's important to let kids
know that the person they look
up to is a Christian. To hear a
professional athlete stand up for
God-that's powerful!"
In 1990 Agnew was drafted
by the New England Patriots out
of N.C. State University. After
five years he signed with the New
York Giants and currently he is
in the mist of a multi-year con
tract with the Rams.
With family and friends pre
sent Agnew. a 1986 graduate of
Carver High School stepped to
the podium with a purpose in
mind. After acknowledging loved
ones, he opened his bible to the
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